MEF is pleased to announce our Grant Application process for MEF Small
Grants 2009/2010:
The Moreland Educational Foundation (MEF) grant program makes funds
available for new educational programs and helps maintain programs otherwise
in danger of being reduced or eliminated due to the State of California’s
budget constraints.
MEF awards grants to the Moreland District, its schools, and teachers. The
application form is now available on this website and the Memorandum of
Understanding, which outlines the expectations of Moreland Educational for
the recipients of MEF grants.
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Town Hall Meeting Invitation
How the State Budget Crisis Will Affect Moreland Schools
Hosted by: Moreland Educational Foundation
Panel: Glen Ishiwata - Superintendent, Robert Varich - School Board President, Lori Booroojian - School Board Trustee, Dana Taylor - Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, Kimberly Lawrence - Moreland Teachers Association President, Maggie Day - Moreland Classified Staff Union President, Susanne MacDougall - Moreland Educational Foundation President
When: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010, 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Where: Moreland Middle School Multi-Use Room
Agenda: discuss how the $2.4-3.2 million dollar budget cuts are going to affect our students, programs and class sizes. Glen Ishiwata, Superintendent, will give a short presentation, followed by a question and answer period with the parents, community members, and panel.
Due to the financial crisis many districts including Moreland must make drastic cuts. Cupertino has just decided to increase class size in 1st through 3rd grade to 30 students per teacher. Changes under consideration at Moreland are: increase class sizes in all grades, and eliminating or drastically reducing Music, Physical Education, Performing Art, and Library Specialists.
This will be a very important meeting for parents and community members to attend and learn about the significant impact that will be made to classrooms next year. This will also be a chance for attendees to voice their opinions before the Board of Trustees make their final decisions on February 9th.
We encourage all interested persons to attend. This will be your opportunity to understand the current situation and for your voice to be heard.
Your Feedback is Needed
MEF Parent and Community Survey
We know the California State Budget crisis will drastically affect the Moreland school district this year. Before we begin our March Donation Drive we want to make sure our goals are in-line with parent's and community goals.
We have developed a short, 3-minute online survey which we hope will help us prioritize the programs we fundraise for this year. The survey will run from Jan. 25th- February 5th.
Survey responses are anonymous.
To take the survey, go to:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MEF2010
If you cannot take the survey online, there are paper forms in each school office. Please return paper surveys to the school office before February 5th.
Thank you for your help!
Moreland Educational Foundation Mission Statement
To increase general financial support and/or provide additional resources for Moreland District Schools, whenever in the judgment of the directors of this Foundation, funding from public sources is inadequate to provide and maintain high quality educational opportunities, facilities and resources for students of our district.
To assist in the funding for development of new educational programs which promise significant contributions to the education of Moreland School District students.
To increase funding for programs normally provided by Moreland School District Schools for which public funding is for any reason inadequate or unavailable.
To purchase or contribute special equipment to Moreland School District Schools, or to replace existing equipment for which funding is not available.
Music in Moreland
MiM was created when the Moreland School District was forced to cut funding for instrumental music programs in our schools. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month at 5:00pm in the Moreland Middle School band room.
For more information contact the MiM chairperson.
